De Anza College
Cupertino, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 15,264 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 109 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 46 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,766
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 144 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Engineering technology
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,155
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (63)
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 192 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 51 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 39 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 379 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $40,279
- Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $35,276
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 58 finishedNationally: $33,346
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $37,213
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 74 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $55,703
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $41,382
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 4 finished
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $27,878
- HistoryAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,677
- International Relations and National Security StudiesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $77,470
- International Relations and National Security StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finished
- JournalismAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 259 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 138 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $40,010
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 101 finishedNationally: $36,826
- MusicAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,576
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $34,993
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $33,648
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 35 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $44,679
- Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $48,814
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 179 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherCertificate · 0 finished
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,034
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Real EstateCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,917
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 4 finished
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 101 finishedNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 44 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $42,428
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 37 finishedNationally: $32,424
- TaxationCertificate · 0 finished
- TaxationAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,910
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $3,801per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,034sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,577Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 3%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,3756 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $62,17510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 40%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 23%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for De Anza College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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